TRIVIA: Not so very common

Clinker · 07-07-2009, 10:37 AM

The following two people have two things in common:

JAMES EARLE FRASER

HERMON A. MACNEIL

What are they?

HINT: One thing has to do with U.S.A. coinage and the other involves the Supreme Court Justice Building in Washington D.C.

Now, I'm sure you recognize those two names:

James Earle Fraser designed the Buffalo Nickel and Hermon A. MacNeil designed the Standing Liberty Quarter. Both coin designs were modified later producing two varieties (1 and 2). The Nickel in the first year of issue, 1913. The Quarter during the second year of issue, 1917.
Here's photos of the Nickels courtesy of coinfacts.com (scroll down to see variety 2):

http://www.coinfacts.com/nickels/buf...o_nickels.html

Here's photos of the Variety 1 Quarter (courtesy coinfacts.com):

Variety 1:

http://www.coinfacts.com/quarter_dol...ter_dolla.html

Variety 2:

(photo courtesy of coinpage.com):

http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-2911.html

And now for the second thing they have in common:

James Earle Fraser sculpted the Statue "Contemplation of Justice" which is at the North side of the entrance to the Supreme Court.

Take a look:

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/photo11.html

He also sculpted the "Authority of Law." statue which is at the South side of the entrance to the Supreme Court:

http://www.supremecourtus.gov/about/photo12.html

Hermon A. MacNeil sculpted the Pediment portion of the building which is shown in this photo (Before you click the link to the photo here's a listing of the images that make up the Pediment):

The marble lawgivers represented in the center are Moses, Confucius, and Solon. Below the pediment the inscription reads: "Justice the Guardian of Liberty."

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/w.../backangle.jpg

Thought you might like to know...

Clinker

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